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TS 056 (P498211)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Kutalla · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TS 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P498211 |
| Museum no. | BM 033233 & BM 033233a |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) |
| Coordinates | 31.2946, 45.9672 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5/6(disz) _sar e2 du3-[a]_ | a built house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | _da_ na-ka-am-tim sza x x | next to the road of ... |
| 3 | u3 _da ha-la_ mi-na-ni | and adjacent to the share, what are they? |
| 4 | _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | son of Migrat-Sîn, |
| 5 | _sag e-sir2 u3 sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu | the front of the street and the rear of the house of Sîn-azu |
| 6 | _ha-la dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen? | share of the sons of Ubar-Sîn |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen | A built-up house plot of 1 1/3 sar, next to the sons of Ubar-Sîn |
| 8 | _sag e2_ {d}suen-a-zu u3 e-sir2_ | the head of the temple of Sîn-azu and the courtyard |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da e-sir2_ | 1/3 sar of kislah, next to the street; |
| 10 | _ha-la_ mi-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at-{d}suen | share of Mīnani, son of Mikrat-Sîn |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da_ mi-na-ni | a built-up house plot of 1/2 sar, next to (the property of) Hinanu |
| 12 | 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | 1/3 sar of kislah, next to the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 13 | u3 _ha-la_ mi-na-ni | and the share what |
| 14 | _ha-la dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal | share of the sons of Ilī-sukkal |
| 15 | wa-ar-ki _ha-la e2 ad-a*-ni_-szu-nu | after the share of the house of their father |
| 16 | u2-sa3-ni-qu2-u2-ma _e2 ad-da*-a-ni_ | he let pass, and the house of his father |
| 17 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much as there is |
| 18 | i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu | by their equal |
| 19 | i*-zu*-zu* | he knows |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-mu-un-da-bala-mesz_ | in the future they will not change |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}nanna {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Nanna, Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-er3-ra ra-bi si2-ka-tim | before Qīšti-Erra, chief of the garments |
| 6 | _igi_ a-pil-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-se2-li | before Sîn-uselli |
| 8 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | son of Ṣilli-Ištar |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir _dumu_ a-bu-ni | before Šamaš-hazir, son of Abūnu |
| 10 | _igi_ ip-qu2-er3-ra _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Ipqu-Erra, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-sze-me-e _szesz-a-ni_ | before Sîn-šemē, his brother |
| 12 | _igi_ sze-ep-{d}suen _nar_ | before Šēp-Sîn, singer |
| 13 | _igi_ lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 | before Lu-Enlila |
| 14 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 15 | _igi_ lu-mu-ur-gi-mil-{d}utu | before Lumur-gimilli-šamaš |
| 16 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}mar-tu | son of Nur-Amurrum, |
| 17 | _igi_ i3-li2-illat-ti _szitim_ | before Ilī-tillati, builder |
| 18 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 19 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 20 | _dumu_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed | son of Sîn-ašarēd |
| 21 | _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_ | seal of the witnesses |
| 22 | _iti ab-e3-a | month: 'Abea,' |
| 23 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal bad3 <gal> kar-ra {d}utu mu-un-du3-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, the great wall of the quay of Šamaš erected. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [5/6(disz) _sar e2 du3-a]_ | a built house plot of 5/6 sar |
| 2 | [_da_ na-ka-am-tim sza x x] | adjacent to the road of ... |
| 3 | [u3 _da ha]-la_ mi-na-ni | and adjacent to the share, what is his share? |
| 4 | [_dumu_ mi-ig]-ra-at-{d}suen | son of Mikrat-Sîn |
| 5 | [x x] {d}suen-a-zu u3 [_e-sir2_] | ... Sîn-azu and Esir |
| 6 | [_ha-la] dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{[d]}suen# | share of the sons of Ubar-Sin |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _sar e2 du3-a | A built-up house plot of 1/3 sar, |
| 8 | [... _dumu]-mesz_ u-bar-{d}suen | ... sons of Ubar-Sin |
| 9 | [_sag e2_ {d}]suen#-[a-zu u3] e-sir2#_ | the head of the temple of Sîn-azu and the courtyard |
| 10 | [x x x x] da# _ha#-la_ s,i-li2-[isz8-tar2] | ... adjoining the share of Ṣillī-Ishtar |
| 11 | [1/3(disz) _sar kislah da] e-sir2_ | 1/3 sar, ditch next to the bitumen; |
| 12 | [_ha-la_] mi#-na-ni _dumu_ mi-ig-ra-at#-{d}suen | the share of Inani, son of Mikrat-Sîn |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a da ha-la_ mi-[na-ni] | A built-up house plot of 1/2 sar adjoining the share, what is its value? |
| 14 | u3 _da sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 15 | _sag e2 {d}suen-a-zu u3 e-sir2 | the head of the temple of Sîn-azu and the street |
| 16 | 1/3(disz) _sar kislah da ha-la_ mi-[na-ni] | What does 1/3 sar square next to the share? |
| 17 | u3 _da# sa10 ku3_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | and adjacent to the silver exchange of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 18 | _ha-la dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-sukkal | share of the sons of Ilī-sukkal |
| 19 | wa#-ar-ki _ha-la e2 ad-[da-a-ni_-szu-nu] | after the share of the house of their father |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 nu-[mu-un-da-bala-mesz]_ | in the future they will not change |
| 2 | _mu lugal [in-pa3-mesz]_ | the king's name they have sworn. |
| 3 | _igi_ qi2-isz-[ti]-er3-ra# [ra-bi si2-ka-tim] | before Qišti-Erra, chief of the leatherworkers |
| 4 | _igi_ a-pil#-{d}suen# _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma-an-szum2] | before Apil-Sin, son of Nanna-manšum |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}[suen-u2]-se2-li _dumu_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 | before Sîn-uselli, son of Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 6 | _igi_ ip-[qu2-er3]-ra# _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Ipqu-Erra, son of Nabi-ilišu |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}[suen-sze-me]-e _szesz-a-ni_ | before Sîn-šemē, his brother |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}[utu-ha]-zi-ir _dumu_ a-bu-ni | before Shamash-hazir, son of Abūni |
| 9 | _igi_ sze-[ep-{d]}suen# _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | before Šēp-Sîn, son of Nur-Ninšubur |
| 10 | _igi_ lu2-[{d}en]-lil2#-la2 _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | before Lu-Enlila, son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 11 | _igi_ lu-[mu]-ur#-gi-mil-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | before Lūmur-gimilli-šamaš, son of Nur-Ninshubur |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed | before Šamaš-muballiṭ, son of Sîn-ašarēd |
| 13 | _igi_ i3-[li2]-illat-ti _szitim_ | before Ilī-tillati, builder |
| 14 | _igi_ na-bi#-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_ | before Nabi-ilišu, scribe |
| 15 | _kiszib lu2-[inim-ma-bi]-mesz#_ | Seal of witnesses. |
| 16 | [_iti ab-e3_ ...] | The month of Addarum ... |
| 17 | [_mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal bad3] gal# kar-ra {d}[utu mu-un]-du3-a_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, the great wall, the embankment of Utu, erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-pil-{d}suen | Apil-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | son of Nanna-manšum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-u2-se2-li | Sîn-uselli |
| 2 | _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}inanna | son of Ṣillī-Inanna, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-ha-zi-ir | Šamaš-hazir |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-bu-ni | son of Abuni |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-si4-an-na | servant of Ninsiana. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [ip-qu2-er3-ra] | Ipqu-Erra |
| 2 | [_dumu_ na]-bi-i3-li2-szu | son of Nabi-ilishu |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}nin-si4-an-na | servant of Ninsiana. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | sze-ep-{d}suen | Šēp-Sîn, |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}[nin-szubur] | son of Nur-Ninšubur |
| 3 | [_ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur_] | servant of Ninshubur. |
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